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JB
James Bedell
🇱🇷FIDE 22600590· Male· Liberia· Born in 1965
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James Bedell, a 61-year-old player, is rated 1612. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 16-month break between Jan 2024 and Jun 2025. Recent appearance: 2025 National Individual Chess Championship. Also played 1 rapid event (including Brighter Future Open (2025)) recently. His peak of 1753 was reached at age 59 (Mar 2024, #25 nationally at the time).
Current rating
1612
Standard
Rpd1742·Blz—
All-time high
1753
−141 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 59
Mar 2024 · age 59
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#142,393
#142,393 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
1st 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1702
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+148 Elo)
1605 → 1753
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 59
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1753
at age 59 · −141 from today
Mar 2024
Peak national rank: #25
at age 59 · rated 1589
Feb 2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1589 → returned at 1702
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-90
1702 → 1612
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
0/ 60.0%
0W0D6L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/5 | #24 | 940 | -90.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBobby Ballah
🇱🇷LBR·1966
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsBarcon HarmonFM
🇱🇷LBR·1958
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsRichmond Yarkpah
🇱🇷LBR·1612
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsHarold Evans
🇱🇷LBR·1849
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsKemo K. Sambola
🇱🇷LBR·1838
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
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Liberia
#26
out of 39 players
Africa
#5,846
in continent
World
#142,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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